Grindcore culture is back more than ever. At least that’s Kharazian, an economist at fintech startups. (Disclosure: I am an investor in ramp Innovation Fund.
But here’s the fascinating part: According to Kharazian, the product spikes used on Saturday using Ramp. When people finish morning lattes, it’s not at 9 a.m. But it starts from noon until midnight. Employees are buying Chipotle and other food while working.
Think about it. Saturday for twelve consecutive hours – usually staying in the park for tennis, family lunch or dinner and drinking with friends, are logged into the company system. If that’s not grinding culture, I don’t know what it is.
And it doesn’t happen everywhere. Harrazian said the ramp did not have the same behavior in New York, Miami, Austin or Seattle. No. So far, this has only happened in San Francisco. He called it the “996” version of the city, a term that became popular in China in the early 2010s, describing employees working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (six days a week).
San Francisco may have problems, but its culture of hard work or hard work is full of vitality.
Appreciate more about the grinding culture
Now, I know that some people who value “work-life balance” may be playing tricks now. Why do anyone romanticize the grinding culture when it comes to enjoying life?
That’s why: Because I’ve lived, I know the rewards. Worth grinding until you can’t accept it anymore. Because in the end, you burn.
I worked in finance from 1999 to 2012. In this window, I also launched the modern fire fighting campaign of 2009 through the Financial Samurai so I could stand out. However, in order to retire early, I had to work more hours than usual. Hard work hard in your 20s and 30s while actively saving and investing is the best way to set your freedom for your 40s and beyond. in other words, Tooth molar culture and fire Go hand in hand.
I haven’t worked full-time for 13 years. My conclusion? Long-term sacrifice is worth it. It’s not even close to Yolo in its 20s, and then rely on your parents, as adults, to rob their own financial freedom because you never figured out how to launch it alone.
Grind when young. Because one day, your health, energy and motivation Will be fade. To keep this edge alive in your later life, you have to even play tricks on yourself (like pretending you break), just get up on the same fire.
Fall in love with grinding
Looking back at my archive of over 2500 financial warrior posts, I realized that I had been a grinding believer for a long time. Some classics include:
I can feel some of you steaming now. Why? The beauty of hard work is that it won’t last forever. Work hard, save actively, invest wisely, and eventually, you will earn years, if not decades.
At the time, this might feel punished. But in retrospect, you will look back kindly. You’ll laugh at your arrival before 6pm and stop by 7pm just to snap up free dinner privileges. You will shake your head and want to know: How did I keep those hours and be told by people I despise for so long?
The answer is simple: Purpose and necessity. When you have no money, no status, and desperate to live a better life, grinding comes naturally. What other options are there?
Listen carefully to leisure classes
Don’t be deceived by the rich who already have everything and the wealthy who are privileged and then preach this. Some people with multi-generational wealth love for virtue signals sometimes call it Luxury belief.
This is a trust artist living in a $4 million Soho loft, telling everyone to “fight against power.” Or politicians who praise socioeconomic diversity in public schools while quietly sending their children to private schools. Or the CEO who supports reforming justice and insists on letting 10 times the recurring criminals roam freely while living in a gated community with 24/7 private security.
Well, of course. Continue now.
Always consider Incentives After the message. If someone is already rich, they tell you that the motivation to “relax” is usually selfish. They have already pulled a pound of meat from the system and now want to look benign while reducing competition.
So if you are declaring hard work overrated because you have a comfortable trust job and health and happiness are everything, at least transparent. Tell us about your income, net assets, trust size, and how many nannies and housekeepers you have. Have your good luck! Otherwise, your suggestions will be hollow.
Still grinding after a fire
Without the GrindCore culture, I will publish three articles in a row for ten consecutive years (from July 2009 to July 2019). Ten years is the time I believe it takes to gain credibility in any field. But I did this because I made a promise and I wanted to feel productive and generate supplementary income in a highly uncertain time.
When the anniversary arrived, I told myself, Why stop? Like Forrest Gump, I’ve been running all the time except for my case. By then, habits were already deeply rooted. and habits, especially Grindy’s, died. I’ve been 16 years now.
But here is the reality check: My health is not what it used to be.
After an hour or two on my laptop or phone, my left eye became uncomfortable. If I keep staring at the screen, I have a headache, especially when I look aside. I’m now closing my eyes when I type this. Even if I want to post five days a week, I can’t do it. To maintain my eyesight, I probably should have cut back two.
Aging is humble. At some point, we all will face physical decline. At that time, we will thank the passive income stream we have established during primes.
Solution: Profit from other people’s hardships
So, what do you do when you stop grinding?
you invest Among companies and people who are still OK.
Take Amazon, Google and Meta as examples. Many tech workers fought back when they forced their employees back to the office in 2023. “How dare you bring me flexibility!” they cried.
I? I bought more stocks. Management signals indicate that they estimate Murke’s productivity than Cushy Perks. Meanwhile, I adapted companies that came into contact with completely remote models, as their leaders obviously want a more relaxed lifestyle. That is completely rational! But I also made a reasonable decision to invest my money elsewhere.
I’ve been working from home since 2012. Let me tell you: During the pandemic, ridiculous Obviously Some people are working at a very little. I’ll cook on Tuesday at 11am and hit the software engineer for “take a break” for three hours! At some point, I strongly consider doing a daily job just to get paid like they do.
lesson? Don’t invest in a comfortable culture. Invest in grinders. This is your money. Distribute it wisely.
Be careful, the more you are, the more you are
Of course, intelligence and connection are important. But these are usually born or lucky. But work ethics is an option.
As an investor, capital allocation is also an option. If you can’t grind yourself, put your money into the people and companies you want to. These are the people who understand sales share that are cruel and they will make everyone win.
question? As we grow older and become rich, GrindCore gradually disappears. It took a decade to spend a lot of big technology, bagging millions, and suddenly, your Friday meeting comes from the hillside of Tahoe and the Monday phone call in the Hamptons. Productivity tank. The shareholder lost.
The real edge is finding Insecure, longing state, slightly narcissistic founders and employees Who still has something to prove. I graduated from college and that fire, and many of us do it. But some people just push harder than others.
These are people who keep grinding after a long time when wealth should make them soft. capture? Over time, it’s hard to find someone who would rather be in the office than at home with his kids.
Invest in young companies and hungry founders
The best option is probably to support young, hungry founders without any loss and everything to gain. Private startups are the purest manufacturers, and survival requires it. These founders push themselves to name so that they don’t have to work hard forever, which is often driven by an idealistic mission that pushes them beyond the breakthrough point.
Take Ramp as an example, a startup business aimed at better rewards and easier expense management, aiming to undermine visas, Mastercard and AMEX. Their Saturday usage data shows that clients are working while others are relaxing. The founder himself is in his 30s, unmarried and without children – this is the ideal image of heroic attention to time.
That’s why my capital is growing and more shares pass Venture Capital Funds. I want to invest in people who have the ability to grind for more than 60 hours a week. For them, success is not optional, but survival.
Now grind, profit later
Grindcore culture is not for everyone. It’s tiring, sometimes unhealthy, and often ridiculed by those who like balance. But if you accept it early in your career (when energy is higher and responsibility is lower), you can buy decades of freedom later on.
It is cruel to work part-time for 20 hours a week and then work 60 hours a week for three years. But I’m glad I did.
You don’t have to give up grinding altogether when your body inevitably slows down. You can make a profit by investing in those who still have fires. Because no matter how much balance the world talks about, the biggest win still wins the hungry players.
If you are not rich yet, grind now so that you can enjoy grinding later, even if it can only be replaced by your portfolio. But if you are satisfied with your life and financial situation, don’t grind it. Embrace the work-life balance you value. Just stay consistent and refuse to complain or be jealous when others move forward ahead of their stronger work ethics.
Reader, what do you think of Grindcore culture? Why can you place great emphasis on marking it as unhealthy when working hard and investing actively, which can make you live a better life on the go? By promoting work-life balance so strong, are we serving young people or keeping them out?
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